SCPD report that Jesus Saravia of Central Islip, 68, stabbed his coworker and then committed suicide.

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Yaphank, NY - Sept. 27, 2018 - Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a man stabbed his coworker and then committed suicide in Yaphank on Wednesday, September 26.

Jesus Saravia stabbed Milton Diaz at the Town of Brookhaven Landfill, located at 350 Horseblock Road, and then jumped off a catwalk inside the facility at approximately 9:30 a.m.

Both men were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue. Diaz, 22, of Brentwood, was listed in stable condition and Saravia, 68, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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